What is the CAGED system? To get the most out of your guitar playing, you need to have a greater understanding of the fretboard. Wouldn’t it be nice if the guitar was laid out logically? Well, guess what, it is, and in these lessons, I’m going to introduce the CAGED system. Understanding The CAGED System will deepen your understanding of the instrument in many ways. You'll be able to play all over the fretboard and see better the relationships between chords, scales, and arpeggios, and see the fretboard’s inherent logic. Once you know your CAGED system Major chords, the next stage it to attach or ‘layer’ on to them a useful scale, in this case, you will learn how the Major & Minor Pentatonic scale work logically with the CAGED system. Lets then put all this to practical use. Armed with the knowledge, we will look at examples of how the CAGED system works in the real world with examples of standard chord progression, and the pros would approach them. Improve your soloing With the aid of professional backing tracks, you will learn how to combine both the CAGED system and the pentatonic scales to create great sounding solo.